Automobile body heater



H. 6. ROGERS.

AUTOMOBILE BODY HEATER.

APPLICATION flLE-D DEC.2, 191s,

(if-S ept. 1922;;

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

itll t id tame HIRAM c. Rosales, or s'r ronrs, rrrsso'onr.

I AUTOMOBILE BODY HEATER;

Application filed December 2,1918. Serial No. 264,887.

To aZZ whom it may come 2m:

Be it known that I, HIRAM C. Rosana; a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Automobile Body Heater, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved heat- -er particularly adapted for heating the interior of an automobile body, and, has for its object, the provision of a device adapted to direct the heat radiated from the exhaust manifold, or like pipe having connection withan internal combustion motor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel means of supporting the heater in position with relation to the exhaust manifold, or pipe.

- Another object of my invention is to de-' sign my device and apply it to a radiator of heat, in such a manner that fresh air may be supplied thereinto, heated, and conveyed to the interior of an automobile body where it is emitted for heating the same.

A still further object ofmy invention is to design my device so that it will be simple in construction, thus resulting in durability, eificiency and economy.

I attain these ob ects by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawin in which v Fig. 1, is a side elevation of'a portion of an internal combustion motor, of the automobile type, showing my device supported thereby and forming a housing'abo'ut the exhaust manifold thereof and within which,

fresh air is heated. and conveyed to the in-.

terior of an automobile body where it isdischarged for heating purposes. I

Fig. 2, is a perspective view of my improved heater.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view taken on line of Fig. 1, looking in direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawing, thereference character 1 designates an'internal combustion motor, 2, the exhaust manifold, or pipe: 3, a portion of the floor of an automobile body, and 4-, the dash thereof, while 5 designates a ortion only of the interior of an automobile body.

In carrying out the aim of my present invention, I provide a heater adapted to practically house the exhaust manifold 2, as shown in Figures land 3. The mfotor 1 forms a wall on one side.

, The heater consists of a sheet of metal forming an outer sidewall 6, the preferably curved top 7 the closed end 8, and the in clined breast piece 9 which terminates in a short rearwardly extending inner wall piece 10 to assist informing the neck 11, and the hot air dlscharge opening 12 at the upper rear end of the heater hood. The outer wall.

6 is provided at its lower edge with a plurahty of cutaway portions 13 adapted to straddle the screw threaded studs 14: supported by the motor 1. Nuts 15 carried by the studs 14 tend. when tightenedjto hold the heater in position about the exhaust manifold 2, once the heater is properly positioned, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3.

For illustrative purposes only, I have shown the discharge opening of the heater as positionedand terminating at the forward end of an automobile body, as shown in Fig. 1. It will be noticed that I have pro vided the floor 3, with an opening 16, for

the reception of the neck ll of the heater.

It will here be understood that where it is desired to emit the heated air from the heater to some other part of the vehicle than the front end thereof, that the neck llinay be extended by attaching thereto the deslred length of pipe and leading same to any part of the vehicle desired, such for instance as to the front of the rear seat of the vehicle.

The many advantages of the hereindescribed invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains. r

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is manifest that the same maybe modified inits structure ti) adapt itself to application to the various types of exhaust'imanifolds, or pipes used, without de arting from the spirit or sacrificing any of-the-advantages of myinvention hence, I wish it to g d y zineeeoe an outer side Wall terminating at its upper outer side wall of said hood having its lower 10 end in a curved top and ot one end in a; edge provided with a lurelity of cutaway closed end wall for said hood, a portion of portions to straddle an receive engine studs hovmg at hot air discharge opening and they" the forward end. 011 said side Wall terminetprovided with securing nuts for supporting ing in a trensversely, disposed inclined and locking the hood in position about the breast plate, a portion of the free end thereexhaust manifold. 15 of terminating. in e reerwerdly directed I In testimony whereof, I have hereunto short wall piece toessistin forming e neck signed my name to the s ecifieetion. I t HIRA 0. ROGERS. 

